12. 3 Act Lesson Plan
• Introduce the central conflict, clearly,
viscerally, visually, and in as few words
as possible.
• The protagonist overcomes obstacles,
looks for resources, and develops tools.
• Resolve the conflict and set up the
extension or sequel.
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25. “Whether you are retelling a fairy tale or telling a complex
plot from a novel, simple often turns out better.”
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30. Good Movies
• Promote intrigue.
• Connect with audience.
• Unfold carefully.
• Tell a universal truth in unique ways.
3 Act
Lessons
Storyboarding
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32. Strategy for Promoting
Unique-ness
• Substitute
• Combine
• Adapt
• Minimize/Maximize
• Put to another use
• Eliminate
• Rearrange/Reverse
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34. Substitute
What can be substituted? Who else? What else?
Can the rules be changed?
Are there other ingredients? Other materials?
Other processes? procedures?
Other power? places? approaches?
What else instead?
35. Combine
What ideas can be combined?
Can we combine purposes?
How about an assortment?
How about a blend? an alloy? an ensemble?
Combine units?
What other article could be merged with
this?
How could we package a combination?
36. Adapt
What else is like this? outside my field?
What other idea does this suggest?
Does the past offer a parallel?
What could I copy? in different contexts?
Whom could I emulate?
What idea could I incorporate?
What other process could be adapted?
37. Magnify
What can be made larger? Exagerated?
What can be added? More time? Stronger?
Extra features? Greater frequency?
What can be duplicated?
How could I carry it to a dramatic extreme?
39. Modify
How could this be altered for the better?
What can be modified?
Is there a new twist?
Change meaning, color, motion, sound, odor,
form, shape?
Change name? plans? process? marketing?
package?
40. Put to other uses...
What else can this be used for?
Are there new ways to use it as is?
Other uses to modify?
What else can be made from this?
Other extensions? Markets?
41. Eliminate
What if this were smaller?
What should I eliminate? omit?
Should I divide it? split it up? separate
it?
Understate? streamline? make
miniature? condense? compact?
Subtract? Delete?
42. Rearrange
What other arrangements might be better?
Interchange components?
Other patterns? layouts? sequences? orders?
Transpose cause and effect?
Change pace? schedule?
43. Using SCAMPER...
• Creative Writing
• Critical and Creative Thinking Question
Development
• What would happen if...
• Problem Solving
• Lab Development
44. Good Movies
• Promote intrigue.
• Connect with audience.
• Unfold carefully.
• Tell a universal truth in unique ways.
3 Act
Lessons
Storyboarding
SCAMPER